You can read about how Think This // After Hours blog started on my original blog. Today I wrote a little about the history of this blog and the changes I made. My original blog assumed more professional focus of Search Informed Marketing. I renamed it today to “Think Search Engines //.” I promise that all work related topics will be discussed over there. 
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I am sick and tired to hear some much about the evil man who went on the shooting rage at Virginia Tech. Why is media all over showing his moronic video and pictures? They are giving him exactly what he wanted – a platform to spread his venom. His video does not show how is really was during when he did the shooting. This video on the news may actually serve as some sort of sick “excuse” of why he did that. I would not be even surprised to find some people out there who feel sorry for him, and “understand his pain.” This is sick and twisted.
Enough already!
Why not focus on the families whose lives where shattered by his evil act? Why not appeal to the public to show support for them?
Someone very important asked me yesterday “Why do you blog?” That is a great question. I have been toying with the idea of blogging for already a few years, yes … years. Finally in April of 2006 I started this blog as “The Big Sail Blog” where I documented the preparations and results of the sailing trip with Scott. Then, the trip was over and I wanted to just blog about anything, but I couldn’t because this was a sailing blog. So, finally in the beginning of February ‘07 I re-branded this blog to “Think This //” and opened it up.
I blog because it is fun. It makes me think. I forces me to put into writing what I am thinking. I teaches me to write better. It allows me to express myself. It aids me to share with my friends and family. It facilitates finding new friends and networking with new people.
Happy Eater! Today celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the most important Christian holiday. Christ is Risen!
Happy Passover day 6! Our Jewish friends celebrate day 6 of the Passover. The time when God lead Israel out of Egypt.
Today is Good Friday. Remembrance of the day Jesus died on the cross. He died for the sins of the world. I believe He died also for me, for that I am grateful.
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16
Today is also day 4 of the Jewish Passover. Passover commemorates the time when God freed Israel from the captivity in Egypt.
Image of the cross complements of thepassionofthechrist.com
Today was an important elections in Wisconsin for the State Supreme Court Justice. I did my civic duty and cast my vote. I hope the candidate I voted for wins, as these are significant elections in the history of the State’s Supreme Court. And the results are …. she did win indeed.
Today is Palm Sunday. This commemorates the time when Jesus entered Jerusalem Sunday before the Passion Week. His entry into Jerusalem was greeted by the people laying down palm branches under His feet – hence Palm Sunday. The same people will shout out to crucify Him just a few days later. This Sunday kicks off the series of evens that lead to the most important event in the history of Christianity and the world – the suffering, death and the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The history of the world was changed that week.
My mother bought a Toshiba laptop last year on January 9th. A year later, 6 days after the manufacturer’s warranty expired her Toshiba laptop broke. It looks like the laptop’s motherboard fried. The cost to fix it was $900. Go figure. She has not used the laptop that much and she took a good care of it, but things happen. She was left without her primary (and only) communication device. Using Skype she stays in touch with the family and friends all over the world.
She was quite upset when the computer broke. She spoke with a friend, a nice guy who works at CDW.com about her dilemma. The nice guy told her that he would contact the manufacturer and ask if they can extend the warranty by a few days to cover this problem. After 5 days of nervous wait, Toshiba called and said that they will fix it under the original, one year manufacturer’s warranty.
Needless to say, my mom was happy and as soon as she got her Toshiba laptop back, she was calling all over the world using her favorite Skype. Life is good again.
Thank you Toshiba! Thank you the nice guy from CDW.com! Great customer service is still well and alive. Keep it up!
Last week I found out that blogging and being on vacation does not mix well. The intentions were there I promise, the subject matter plenty, but no execution. It also did not help that there was no Internet connection on premises. Needless to say I was not posting much last week. Sorry.
Last week we were on vacation in Phoenix, AZ where the temperatures were in record 90’s for this time of year. It was wonderful. Chilling by the pool, sun bathing, driving to Sedona and the Grand Canyon were the required activities of the week. We took lots of pictures which we will share in the next few days. That is a beautiful part of the Union in many ways: the weather, the view, the landscape, and the people were very friendly.
From our non-rev travels to Arizona we learned this time to stay at the gate until the airplane leaves, no matter what, no matter that all seats were taken, no matter that there were 20+ stand-by, non-rev passengers above you. But because they were not at the gate just before the departure, we took advantage of the fact that 4 regular passengers missed their flight due to whatever unfortunate for them circumstances. It was pretty amazing. Some told us we were crazy to non-rev travel during the Spring Training and the Spring break. All went well. Some would call it “so lucky†others call it being in the right place at the right time, while we call it being very blessed.
On the way back from Phoenix there were no empty seats for couple of days in a row so we drove to San Diego, CA to catch a flight. It was a nice 5+ hour drive through Arizona and California’s dessert dunes and mountains.
We definitely would like to go back to Phoenix Arizona some day again.
“There are two things that I do not talk about, politics and religion!” – is a common response of anyone who has an aversion to either of these topics. At Think This // blog we do not share such distaste for either. No, I am not fond of religion and what it stands for. “Religion†is a loaded term. It has many bad connotations that I do not like to be associated with. Rather than “religion,“ I prefer talking about “faith†or a relationship with God. Religion does not help, God does. Religion does not save, Jesus does. Often, religion spreads hate and promotes weird ideas; Jesus offers love and promotes grace.
Politics – I like to talk and discuss politics from time to time, and hope to mention some political topics right here on this blog. With the presidential elections coming up, this will provide lots of interesting takes.
That’s all for this post. Your feedback in comment section is appreciated.4
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